U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HECTOR BARRIOS-PATINO, age 37, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal re-entry of removed alien.
According to court documents, on February 5, 2017, BARRIOS-PATINO, was found in the United States after having been deported previously on July 31, 2009. faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years and a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the defendant, three years supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown set sentencing for June 29, 2017.
BARRIOS-PATINO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years and a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the defendant, three years supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown set sentencing for June 29, 2017.
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily K. Greenfield is in charge of the prosecution.
Updated May 18, 2017
Topic
Immigration
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